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Christopher Jed Columbus Howell 1793–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 22 May 1877

Death Location: Dent County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: John Howell

Mother: Escena Osborne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hall**

Children(s): Lorenzo Howell

Christopher Jed Columbus Howell was born in 1793 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Howell And Escena Osborne. In 1851, Christopher Jed Columbus Howell resided in Dent, Missouri, USA. Christopher Jed Columbus Howell married Elizabeth Betsy Howell Hall, and had children including Lorenzo Newton Howell. Christopher Jed Columbus Howell passed away in 1877 in Dent County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Christopher Jed Columbus Howell was born in 1793 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Howell And Escena Osborne.
  • In 1851, Christopher Jed Columbus Howell resided in Dent, Missouri, USA.
  • Christopher Jed Columbus Howell married Elizabeth Betsy Howell Hall, and had children including Lorenzo Newton Howell.
  • Christopher Jed Columbus Howell passed away in 1877 in Dent County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Howell
1766–1848
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
JH
Escena Osborne
1770–1815
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EO

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hall**
1797–1875
Birth Location: Beaverdown Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
EH

Children(s)

Lorenzo Howell
1832–1912
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
LH

Christopher Howell's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Howell
1793–1877
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Howell
1766–1848
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Escena Osborne
1770–1815
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Howell
1745–1819
Cabarrus Co, North Carolina, USA
Joseph Howell
1745–1819
Cabarrus Co, North Carolina, USA
Sarah ((Osborne)) Magruder
1745–1790
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Archibald McGruder
1715–1749
Archibald McGruder
1715–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ninion Magruder
–1803

Christopher Howell's Descendants

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Christopher (Jed Columbus) Howell (1793–22 May 1877) m. Elizabeth (Betsy (Howell)) Hall** (1797–22 May 1875)
  1. 1. Lorenzo (Newton) Howell 1832–1912 m. Frances (Emaline) Honey 1829–1880
    1. 1. Polly (Jane Honey) Howell 1862–1961 m. Joel (Sherrill) Marr 1862–1941
      1. 1. Frank (Lorenzo) Marr 1883–1947 m. Anna (Katherine) Zehnder 1883–1968
        1. 1. Franklin (J) Marr 1905–1962 m. Mildred (Jacquetia) Keeney 1905–1993
        2. 2. Polly (Barbara) Marr 1908–2008
        3. 3. Lawrence (Barrett) Marr 1917–2010
        4. 4. Durwood (Ivo) Marr 1904–1944
        5. 5. Leo (Zehnder) Marr 1912–1964 m. Stella (Jane) Fagan 1916–2007
        6. 6. Eda (Constance) Marr 1906–2002
        7. 7. Bertha (Anna) Marr 1914–2017
      2. 2. Gurtha (Emaline) Marr 1887–1987
      3. 3. Lawrence (Allen) Marr 1894–1961
      4. 4. William (Alfred) Marr 1881–1929

Christopher Howell's Timeline

5 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Christopher Jed Columbus Howell in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
1793
1793
Birth of Christopher Jed Columbus Howell in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
1851
1851-1893
Age 58
Christopher Jed Columbus Howell resided here in Dent, Missouri, USA
Dent, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 67
Christopher Jed Columbus Howell resided here in Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri, USA
Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri, USA
1877
22 May 1877
Age 84
Death of Christopher Jed Columbus Howell in Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA
Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri; Roll: M653_618; Page: 729; Family History Library Film: 803618
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2056.010; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851-1893
    Event Place: Dent, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Marriage records, Dent County, Missouri : book "A," 1851-1870 and abstracts of wills "A," 1866-1893

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Spring Creek, Dent, Missouri; Roll: M653_618; Page: 729; Family History Library Film: 803618

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1877
    Event Place: Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dent County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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